Mar 29, 2023 | News, Success Stories
As an astute businessman, David Haney doesn’t put all of his eggs in one basket. He puts some of them in bridges! And not just any bridges. Haney’s company, E&H Manufacturing, builds pre-engineered, easy-to-install, environmentally friendly bridges unlike any...
Mar 29, 2023 | Featured, News, Success Stories
All upcoming grads also are employed Every 2022 graduate of the Robert C. Byrd Institute’s (RCBI) Machinist Technology/CNC Program found employment in the manufacturing sector and each student who is expected to complete the career skills program this spring already...
Feb 15, 2023 | Success Stories
A Charleston business owner is reaching new markets with help from the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI). Millie Snyder owns the Shape Shop, which has been selling healthy snacks and meals since the 1970s. Snyder is the former president and CEO of Weight Watchers in...
Jan 30, 2023 | Maker Vault, News, Success Stories
Kara Mullins of Huntington has joined the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University as makerspace / STEM coordinator. She replaces Deacon Stone who has transitioned to a new role as RCBI’s EDA University Center director. In her new position, Mullins will...
Nov 28, 2022 | Featured, News, Success Stories
Milford Zeigler Jr. wasn’t looking to start his own business. The Charleston resident already had retired more than once. Interwoven with a career in the private sector was more than 20 years of military service, including stints as a gunner with the First Cavalry...
Nov 28, 2022 | Featured, News, Success Stories
When a costly mechanical failure disrupted production at a manufacturing facility along the Ohio River, one of the world’s leading chemical producers turned to Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) for solutions. Wear and tear caused an impeller that...